Case study

KartPad: platform integration for a Mario Kart Wii recompilation

Builds Apple and Android integration around WiiCompiled’s ahead-of-time translation of Mario Kart Wii, with native graphics, input and optional Retro Rewind support. Its status and rights documents distinguish platform acceptance, unresolved device defects and game-content requirements.

Requirements and limitations

Requires user-supplied supported PAL RMCP01 revision 0 game data. Retro Rewind 6.13.3 needs matching separately obtained content and a compatible compiled profile in the reviewed 0.8.3 build.
Android targets ARM64/Vulkan on Android 9+; iPhone/iPad require iOS/iPadOS 16+. The README documents a PadMint/source route for Apple Silicon macOS 14+, while the pinned status table still labels Mac experimental. tvOS 17+ is also an experimental preview.
Physical-device and emulator checks cover specific builds and devices. Missing graphics, freezes, controller and performance problems remain on some hardware; a successful Pixel or iPad test is not universal compatibility.
Substantial AI assistance is disclosed without an audited generated-code percentage. This catalog did not compile the project, obtain game data or reproduce tests.
KartPad-owned work is GPL-3.0-only, with upstream component terms retained. RIGHTS_AND_LICENSES separates software obligations from game-derived logic and assets; GPL does not relicense Mario Kart Wii.

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Type: Case study
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Targets: Game

Sources reviewed 2026-10-17

The description was reviewed against primary sources. This does not establish runtime testing, security auditing or verified compatibility.

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